(25 July 2012) In what must be deemed a gold medal winning U-turn, London 2012 organisers, LOCOG, have reversed their position from yesterday which demanded the removal of Paddy Power’s latest advertising campaign from poster sites around the Olympic city.

Coincidentally today’s change of heart by LOCOG, which was communicated by their law firm, Freshfields, was taken just moments before Paddy Power’s law firm, Charles Russell, were set to enter the High Court in London seeking a court order against the Olympic organisers.

The legal ruling was sought by Paddy Power on the grounds that their campaign does not breach LOCOG legislation on advertising around the 2012 Games.

Over the past 24 hours, tens of thousands of Paddy Power fans turned to social media to show their support for the ad campaign and to vent their anger at LOCOG’s decision, resulting in the bookmaker trending on Twitter in the UK earlier today.

Paddy Power have confirmed that they will be seeking to recoup their legal costs from LOCOG and if successful will donate the full amount to grassroots sports initiatives across the UK.

A spokesperson from Paddy Power said “This is a victory for common sense and for each and every one of our customers and fans who supported us along the way. The athletes of London, France will be breathing a collective sigh of relief this afternoon. May the Games begin!”

Born in the English town of Luton Darren Keen was arrested in the capital June 22, 2011. On this day, he came in for questioning in GUS at PG Interior Ministry in Moscow. After a three-hour meeting, investigators presented an alien charged under Part 2 of Article 171 of the Criminal Code (illegal business) and detained him. Tver Court of Moscow then chose a subject of Great Britain as a preventive measure in custody until August 22.The reason for the arrest was the fact that Keane is not a citizen of Russia, therefore, can escape.

First Englishman to questioning denied his guilt. However, in the middle of August, he suddenly decided to change its position. As the interlocutor “Rosbalt” in law enforcement, a citizen of Great Britain gave up its former lawyers, began cooperating with the investigation, confessed and told about the role in the illegal business owner Storm International, also an Englishman Michael Boettcher and his associates.

After Keane “said,” GUS GU MVD in Moscow itself was published in the Tver court for him to change the preventive measure to “house arrest”. August 18 a British citizen was released.

In November 2011 a general investigation of a clandestine casino in separate proceedings were marked with the materials for Darren Keane. In final form, he was brought milder accusations – Part 1 of Article 171 of the Criminal Code. The Englishman asked that his case was heard in a special manner, that is, without a trial. At a hearing in the Tver court, he confirmed that he fully admitted his guilt and expressed remorse at his deed. Keane has also promised never to engage in illegal activities. As a result, the judge saw fit to assign him almost the minimum penalty prescribed by this article of the Criminal Code – a fine of 150 thousand rubles. Until the entry into force of the sentence Keane will remain under house arrest.

As the “Rosbalt” a law enforcement source, the events surrounding the foreign leaders Storm International developed as follows. Until the summer of 2009 (when the ban was imposed on gaming activities), this holding company owned by the largest casinos in Moscow – “Shangri La”, “XO”, “Jazz Town”, “Drummer” – and a network of halls “Super Slots”. Then, formally, all these institutions were closed. However, the investigators found that in fact most of the casinos continue to operate in their place, only to have illegally on high secrecy.

In the iron door leading into the casinos, you can enter only by prior telephone call, and after the presentation of special customer card. In April 2011 the building of the cinema “Pushkin,” Pushkin Square, where until 2009 housed VIP-casino “Shangri La” and “XO”, broke the FSB and Economic Crimes of the Moscow police, who found there existing tables for playing roulette. GUS State Ministry of the Interior in Moscow opened a criminal case. Operatives found that a similar situation developing in areas where once there were machines “Super Slots”.

According to the source agency, shortly after the law enforcement operation, most owners of Storm International, including Michael Boettcher, left the Russian Federation. In Moscow, there was only Darren Keane, who served as chief executive officer of the international holding company.He is married to a Russian woman, the family has children, but Keane’s cottage in the suburbs.Phones were placed on the alien’s “wiretapping”, recorded all his conversations with other leaders of the Storm International